Monday, February 15, 2021

Ninety days

 Three months from now


Three months from now we’ll open up 

Throw back the curtains, let in the sun

It’s been long but it’s been worth it

No stopping then, we’ll carry on. 


We’ll have friends around not seen in ages 

We’ll have a pint or cup of tea 

It doesn’t matter what we’re drinking

It only matters that we’re free. 


Are ninety days too long to wait

To avoid a visit to the Covid ward?

Is three months more just worth the wait

To stretch our backs and stand up straight?


We’re nearly there, I can almost smell it

Like the dogs when after rain

Their noses quiver with excitement 

Happy to be out and about again. 


We’ll make some plans and then some more

It’s good to have plans all the same

Three months to wonder and to imagine 

When life comes rushing back again. 


Walks in mountains, swims in rivers

The bucket list comes whittling down 

Enjoying nature, embracing people

Catching buses, painting the town. 


But most of all we’ll think of nurses

Cleaners, drivers and the crew 

We’ll have to find a way to thank them

With more than money in a world that’s new. 


St. Valentines Day. 2021. 

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